Art of producing ornamental effects on wood, glass, etc.



O 1927' E. FREUND ART OF PRODUCING ORNAMENTAL EFFECTS ON WOOD, GLASS, ETC

Filed Aug. 5. 1926 Patented Oct. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES EDWARD FBEU'ITD, 0 LONG BEACH, NEW YORK;

ART OF PRODUCING ORNAMENTAL EFFECTS Ohl' WOOD, GLASS, ETC.

Application filed. August 3, 1926. Serial No. 126,908.

My invention relates to a method of ornamenting wood for use as panels in cabinet work, furniture, wall decorations, etc., and the object of my invention is to produce elfects having the appearance or marquetry work. By the use of my invention various eitects may be produced having exceedingly close resemblance to actual inlaid pieces, but at greatly reduced cost and saving of time, and in many respects far better etiectsmay be obtained by the use of my invention for the reason that by the employment of colors applied by a brush or otherwise very fine lines may be shown which would not be capable of production in actual inlaid work.

I am aware that heretofore attempts have been made to imitate marcpietry work and grain eliects in wood by paints or colors and partly removing the paint to produce the desired ei'l'ects, but the methods heretofore proposed have not been satisfactory for various reasons which my invention is designed to overcome.

In carrying my invention into eli'ect in producing plain designs, I first apply to the wood a ground. coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allow same to dry to the point where it will not readily rub oil and permit handling, or it might be allowed to dry and harden. I then apply to the painted surface over the entire area of the design to be produced, a solution containing an oil which will attack the paint and render it so'tt' so that it may be readily removed by rubbing with a piece of cloth or other absorbent material. After the softened paint is removed the design will appear in the form of a silhouette showing in the natural wood and the surrounding area showing the gram through the Oil stain or paint. The work may be led in this :torm

and .linished with wax linish or a coating of varnish may be'applied and left as a glaze coat, or the varnish coating may be rubbed down in the usual manner and one or more coats of varnish applied as usual in finishing furniture or other wood work. When the design is to be of different character or more elaborate in detail, the silhouette is treated by outlining or tracing the border lines in any desired color, preferably in black with india ink or the design may be fully detailed in the same manner, and when this work is thoroughly dry, the finishing coats may be applied as above stated. Or, when desired, the design may be "l'urther treated by applying appropriate colors, either oil or water colors, but preferably the latter, and then finished as above stated.

My invention ,is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure illustrates the several stages of my method as above outlined. The illustration of the several steps in'the one figure is done for the purpose of avoiding duplication otthe design iirillustrating the successive steps of the method.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a board or panel which may be used for any desired purpose such as acpa'nel in a cabinet or other piece ot' furniture, or as a panel in wall or ceiling decoration, and as will be understood may be oi any kind of wood, solid or veneered. 2 indicates one or more ground coats of oil stain or paint of any desired color, and which may be thin or heavy so as to show or cover the grain of the wood, or of a color or material to bring out the characteristics of woodssuch as mahogany, cherry, birch, oak, etc. This ground coat 2 is applied over the entire surface of the panel 1, and allowed to dry, preferably hard, that is,'so that the coating will not rub off or show the effects of rubbing with cloth or other absorbent material. I then apply over the area of thedesign, preferably with a fine brush, a solution containing a non-drying oil which softens the oilstain or paint, and which solution will not flow or penetrate the paint beyond the points where applied with the brush. A sufiicient interval of time is allowed for the solution to thoroughly 'soi'ten the paint, the time depending upon the degree of hardness and thickness of the coating. ,ii hen sufiiciently soft, the paint may be readily removed by wiping with cloth or cotton, and owing to the nature otthe solution, the removal will be clean and allow the grain of the wood to show clearly in thesilhouette as indicated at 3 in the upper half of the illustration; the clear wnitc of the drawing indicating the bare wood or grain. I have found that by the use of my solution the outline of the design, when the paint is removed, appears in clear, sharp, distinct lines showing that the solution does not flow or penetrate the paint beyond the line of application with the brush. i

7 As above stated, the design for some purposes may be left as shown in theupper half of the drawing, or it may be changedbr lOO design is completed byoutlining and 'shad-' ing the petals and stamens of the flowers; the blades of the leaves are outlined and shaded, and the veins shown, and the main stem is outlined and shaded; ..All of this treatment may be in colors, and preferably the outlining is .in' black with india ink for the purpose of imparting the appearance of inlaid work, andthe leaves and flowers may be tinted wit-happropriate colors; A border effect 4 may be produced in various approved designs and colors, that'shown hav ing three stripes, the middle one showing the natural wood and the outer stripesshowing alternate blocks in the natural wood and color; the latter for the purposes of this illustration may be assumed to represent black ebony wood, andin practice would'be done with a blackstain or india ink.

In practice I use a transparent or translucent coating or filler on the bare wood to improvethe ground coat2, and also for the purpose of preventing the india ink and water colors from running between the grainof-the wood, andthus guarding against ragged lines. This is especially important in using the india ink for outlining and striping. For this purpose I may use white shellac or dextrin applied as a thin coating onthe wood by dipping or with a brush. After thiscoating isthoroughly dry I apply the ground-coat 2, and proceed asabove Qs tated. QThe shellac ordeXtrin is not afiected by solutionwhich I employ for softening the paint in working out the design. The

shellac or dextrin coating. isalso useful in outlinmg the design before the ground coat 2 is applied, which in some cases may be desirable, and in some cases, owing to the nature of the design, necessary; lVhen this is done, the entire design is worked out in india ink on the shellac or ClXlllll'l coatlng,

omitting however the other color effects. I

i softens the stain or paint, then removing the After the design is thoroughly dry, the

ground coat 2 is applied, but in this instance the coating :mustbe of a color; anddensity whichwill not obscurethe design. After this coatingis sufficiently dry the softening solution is applied with a brush following the outline of the design. The paint softening solution does" not affect the india ink,

is hence when the sof tenedpaint is removed,

the panel will appear as shownin the lower Colors may now be the india ink or water colors'to prevent running. The 'dcxtrin solution is prepared by dissolving dextrin powder in warm'water.

The paint softening 'solution which I employ contains oil of cloves, spirits of camphor, banana oil, Castor oil and-creosote in the following proportions: oil of cloves 7 5% spirits of camphor 3%--banana oil 20% castor oil 1%. and creosote 1%. The effective constituent of this solution is oil of surface to be decoratedmay be first coated with varnish, or my method may be employed 'to decorate. panels, tabletops, and the like which already have a varnish finish.

The solution 1 My methodmay be employed to produce decorative effects on glass'or other surfaces for various uses, and also for produclng signboards on glass or similar surfaces.

The procedure in allcases will be the same, except that when worknigon glassy surfaces the priming coat of shellac or 'de'Xtrin will not be necessary and the outlining of the design may be done in any color or material capable of use dlrectly on glass or on the'cground coat 1. Therefore, all referencesin the specification and claims to the ornamentation of :wood or panels for use in cabinet work, furniture, wall decorations, etc, are to be deemed to include faces or materials. 7 hat Iclaim is: p I

1. A method of ornamenting 'wood, consisting in coating the surface with aQcoat of glass, glassy or:other surioil stain or paintofthe desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired lUU design a solution containing an oilwhiclr sisting in coating the surface with a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color/and allowing same. to dry, then applying to the painted surface over'thearea of a desired design a solution containing an oil which softens the stain orspaint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, then applying such additional colors upon the exposed surface as may be desired, andthen' applyingone or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

3. A method of ornamentmg wood, "consisting in coating the surface with a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing an oil which softens the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an ab sol-bent material, then outlining the design with india ink, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

t. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting incoating the surface with a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing an oil which softens the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, then outlining the design with india ink and applying such additional colors within the design as may be desired, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

5. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting in coating the surface with a trans parent coating, then applying a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing an oil which softens the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

6. A method of ornamenting wood, con sisting in coating the surface with a transparent coating, then applying a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing an oil which softens the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent n'iaterial, then outlining the design with india ink and applying such additional colors within the design as may be desired, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

7. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting in coating the surface with a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired deslgn a solution containing 011 of cloves to soften the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbingwith an absorbent material, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

S. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting in coating the surface with a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing sam to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing oil of cloves to soften the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, then outlining the design with in dia ink and applying such additional colors within the design as may be desired, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

9. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting in coating" the surface with a transparent coating, then applying a coat of oil stain or paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing oil of cloves to soften the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, then outlining the design with incia ink and applying such additional colors within the design as may be desired, and then applying one or more finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

10. A method of ornamenting wood, consisting in coating the surface with .dextrin, then applying a coat of oil stainor paint of the desired color and allowing same to dry, then applying to the painted surface over the area of a desired design a solution containing oil of cloves to soften the stain or paint, then removing the softened paint by rubbing with an absorbent material, then outlining the design with india inlr on the dextrin coating and applying such additional colors within the design as maybe desired, and then applying one or more. finishing coats of varnish or shellac.

This specification signed this 26th day of July, 1926, at New York city, in the county and State of New York.

EDWARD rnnunn. 

